About automatic channels
Embedded audio from a DVI source that is connected to the HDMI input using an adapter is not detected on automatic channels. You must manually add the audio to the channel's layout using the custom layout editor.
You can start viewing the automatic channel immediately on the
If Bonjour services, which permits browsing by serial number, are not installed on your admin computer, you can get the IP address of Pearl Mini from the
Links for other channel streams (i.e. RTSP or MPEG-TS) can be found by logging into the Admin panel and selecting Status in the Channel menu.
Important considerations
- The default auto channel has the related HDMI (or SDI) port selected by default. As soon as you connect your video source to the port, it appears automatically in the auto channel's custom layout. Changing the auto channel's frame rate or deleting the auto channel will change the frame rate used at the output port for that video input. Deleting the auto channel forces the video output port to use the original frame rate of the video input source.
- If you delete the auto channel, it will re-appear upon factory reset or when loading the default configuration preset.
Which signal does the auto channel use?
Pearl Mini has video input sensing, which means that it knows when a video signal is received from an attached source.
If you attach more than one video source to the while Pearl Mini is powered on, the first source you attach has the highest priority. If you attach more than one source before powering on , the following priority is used:
| Priority | Connector Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | HDMI (with HDMI Audio) |
| SDI (with SDI Audio) |
The auto channel uses a source until that source no longer has a signal. Then, it switches to the next highest priority signal.
If all the connected sources lose signal at the same time (i.e. for example, is SDI loses video signal and no other video signal is found) no change is made and the auto channel continues to use the current source. In this case, a no signal image is displayed for viewers.
You can see which video and audio sources are configured for the channel from the Info page, see View system information using the Admin panel
